Patient's question:
After getting married for a year, the couple had always wanted a child but never achieved it. After a thorough examination at the hospital, they found out they had immunological infertility. I want to know what is the best treatment for immunological infertility?Doctor's answer:
Hello, the common treatments for immunological infertility include:1. Preventing antigen contact. Using condoms during each sexual encounter can prevent further stimulation of the female by sperm antigens. Once the female's sperm antibody levels decrease, encourage the patient to have unprotected intercourse during the ovulation period or undergo artificial insemination.
2. Immunosuppressive methods. Corticosteroid drugs have anti-inflammatory effects and can affect macrophage toxicity, making them suitable for treating immunological infertility.
3. In vitro fertilization. Sperm and eggs are cultured in vitro to form a fertilized embryo, which is then implanted into the uterine cavity 35 days after fertilization. Therefore, sperm does not need to come into contact with the female reproductive tract, which contains sperm antibodies, before fertilization. After fertilization, due to the protective function of the transparent zona pellucida of the embryo, sperm antibodies cannot remotely attack the embryo. Subsequently, the embryo implants.